Sunder Nix
- Born
- Dec 2, 1961 (64 years old)
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, United States
- Events
- 400 m · 500 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Weight
- 65 kg
Sunder Lamont Nix (born December 2, 1961, in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American former track and field athlete and He was an Olympic gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's 4 × 400 m relay for the United States. As the world's best in the 400-meter race in 1982, Sunder Nix set a personal best of 44.68 seconds, improving his previous best by almost a second.
In 1983, he narrowly qualified for the final at the first World Championships . In the final, he was far behind entering the home stretch, but he managed to pull away and win the bronze medal in 45.24 seconds.
In the final of the 4 x 400-meter relay, Sunder Nix handed over to Willie Smith as the second runner, who then fell, so the relay team "only" finished sixth. In 2013 competed at the Masters National Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Nix was an NCAA champion for the Indiana Hoosiers track and field team in 1983.
As of Oct 29, 2026: 400 m 44.68 (#206 all-time), 500 Metres Short Track 1:02.00, 1988 season best 45.88 (Jul 16, 1988, Indianapolis, IN (USA)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze · 64 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 400m | 45.88 | – | Jul 16, 1988 | Indianapolis, IN (USA) |
| 1987 | 400m | 45.51 | – | Jul 25, 1987 | Durham, NC (USA) |
| 1987 | 4x400m | 2:59.86 | – | Jul 26, 1987 | Durham, NC (USA) |
| 1986 | 400m | 44.84 | – | Jul 1, 1986 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 1986 | 500m-short-track | 1:02.00 | – | Jan 31, 1986 | – |
| 1986 | 500Metres Indoor | 1:02.00 | – | Jan 31, 1986 | Bloomington, IN (USA) (i) |
| 1986 | 500m-short-track Indoor | 1:02.00 | – | Jan 31, 1986 | Bloomington, IN (USA) (i) |
| 1984 | 400m | 44.75 | – | Aug 8, 1984 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) |